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As the news of the crackdown on Megaupload.com hit the internet, it became very clear that we don't need laws such as the SOPA and PIPA to crackdown on piracy and illegal content on the internet.
What started with Megaupload has had cascading effect with many major file hosting services acting swiftly to remove their affiliate programs and curtailing third party data sharing services, the very essence of their existence in the first place.
Earlier today, FileSonic disabled all sharing functionality on its site. "Our service can only be used to upload and retrieve files that you have uploaded personally," the company said in a note on its Web site.
Similarly, uploaded.to now has a message for U.S. visitors that says, "Our service is currently unavailable in your country. Sorry about that."
Fileserver, another big name in the cyberlocker market has mirrored the actions of Filesonic, telling its users that they can only download files they have uploaded themselves.
Many other web sites have done similar things including Videobb, Videozer, Filejungle, Uploadstation and Filepost. It gets worse, with some users' files being deleted and even accounts shut down
At the time of writing this story, the updated list of file sharing sites currently blocked are:
The following filehosts have completely turned off filesharing. No files can be downloaded from their sites:
The following hosts are either down or have blocked all of USA:
In the backdrop of what has happened, what do you think is the future of the industry? Could popular offerings like Dropbox, Box, or YouSendIt be targets? And is there a legitimate business that can be built out of a service whose maximum appeal lies with the pirates in the first place?
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What started with Megaupload has had cascading effect with many major file hosting services acting swiftly to remove their affiliate programs and curtailing third party data sharing services, the very essence of their existence in the first place.
Earlier today, FileSonic disabled all sharing functionality on its site. "Our service can only be used to upload and retrieve files that you have uploaded personally," the company said in a note on its Web site.
Similarly, uploaded.to now has a message for U.S. visitors that says, "Our service is currently unavailable in your country. Sorry about that."
Fileserver, another big name in the cyberlocker market has mirrored the actions of Filesonic, telling its users that they can only download files they have uploaded themselves.
Many other web sites have done similar things including Videobb, Videozer, Filejungle, Uploadstation and Filepost. It gets worse, with some users' files being deleted and even accounts shut down
At the time of writing this story, the updated list of file sharing sites currently blocked are:
The following filehosts have completely turned off filesharing. No files can be downloaded from their sites:
- Filesonic
- Fileserve
- Filejungle
- UploadStation
- UploadBox
- x7.to
The following hosts are either down or have blocked all of USA:
- Megaupload (permanently down)
- Uploaded.to (blocked all of USA)
In the backdrop of what has happened, what do you think is the future of the industry? Could popular offerings like Dropbox, Box, or YouSendIt be targets? And is there a legitimate business that can be built out of a service whose maximum appeal lies with the pirates in the first place?
Click here to view the article